Those who steal news should be stopped: Press Secretary

  • Staff Correspondent, Barta24.com,Dhaka
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photo: Collected

photo: Collected

Those who run the media by stealing news should be stopped, said Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser of the interim government.

He said these things at a discussion titled 'Media Reform Proposal: Citizen Thought' under the banner of 'We want a Fascism-Free Media' at the Nasrul Hamid Auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity on Friday (January 17).

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In this context, the Press Secretary said, our copyright enforcement is very important. All journalists need to speak out strongly on this issue. You worked hard for two months to write a news story, and another news portal copied it in a second. You took the most beautiful picture in the world, and a big newspaper published it without your permission. You need to give copyright enforcement because this is your source of income.

He also said, those who steal should be stopped. The Press Council talks a lot, the Dhaka Reporters Unity talks a lot, and the NOAB talks a lot. These institutions should stop those who steal like this. Due to this theft, your salary is decreasing. Everyone steals because there is no copyright enforcement in our country.

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Addressing journalists, Shafiqul Alam said, if the workers at our garment center can fight so hard for their salary, why can't you? No matter which media outlet you run, you have to hire good journalists and pay them minimum wages.

He also said, we are going to reform the media because the media has been used by Sheikh Hasina's autocratic government for the last 15 years. They had the ability to control all the media outlets in Bangladesh. One phone call from DJIF, one phone call from NSI, one phone call from DG, one phone call from the minister was enough. What was called ICT was not justice. It was a terrible injustice.

Other speakers at the discussion included Plaban Tariq, spokesperson of the Fascist-Free Media, convener Joynal Abedin Shishir, Abbas Uddin Nayan, lawyer Molla Faruk Ehsan, and Uttara University lecturer Mahbub Alam.